From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter from coachbuilders Hooper & Co. regarding difficulty fitting scuttle stiffener plates.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\2\ 02-page085 | |
| Date | 10th March 1927 | |
| HOOPER & CO. (Coachbuilders) LTD AGENTS FOR ALL LEADING MOTOR CARS. Motor-Body-Builders and Coachbuilders to HIS MAJESTY THE KING. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. H.M. QUEEN ALEXANDRA. H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARY, Viscountess Lascelles. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS ROYAL. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA. H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. H.R.H. PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT. By Royal Warrant of appointment. Coachbuilders to H.M. THE KING OF SPAIN. H.M. THE KING OF SWEDEN. H.M. THE KING OF NORWAY. Motor-Body-Builders to H.I.M. THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN. For over Sixty Years Coachbuilders to HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA and For nearly Fifty Years to HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD. TELEPHONES { HEAD OFFICE -- REGENT 3242 (Three Lines). WORKS -- KENSINGTON 4762 (Three Lines). TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS { SOCIABLE, LONDON. 54, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} JAMES'S STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON, S.W. 1. Works: 17, KING'S ROAD, CHELSEA, near Sloane Square. (for Repairs only) JUBILEE PLACE, KING'S ROAD, CHELSEA. Your Reference Our Reference TC/T [Handwritten Annotation]: HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} H.I. Evernden Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., "Umacha" West WitteringHenry Royce's home town, Nr. Chichester. Dear Sir, Experimental Saloon on 20 HP.Rolls-Royce. We regret to inform you that we have found some difficulty in fitting the scuttle stiffener plates to the above Body as shown on your Drawing No.N/SCH 2265. ... the front and back plates do ... [Handwritten annotation at top]: X5830 [Stamp]: RECEIVED [Date Stamp]: ROLLS-ROYCE LTD RECEIVED MAR 14 1927 | ||